DATA VISUALIZATION
October 2019
In the past few years internet companies have increased incredible economic powers. How powerful are them? Is it possible to visualize in a concrete way their richness? This project approaches the topic by comparing corporations with the concept of country, with the intent of reaching more easily the common sense of notion of institution by the reader. Companies are presented as real nations, translating some characteristics, such as: Gross Domestic Products (GDP) into Market Capitalization, population in employees, flags as model of business category. Another comparison is made with a country from the real world (Denmark), highlighting the real but theorical connection with companies.
Final Synthesis Design Studio
November 2019
Since its first moment of global viral spread, the Russian-based face editor FaceApp has prompted many security and privacy concerns among people, especially in the US. Since people usually shed inhibitions on Google, searching about their insecurities, this analysis takes advantage of searches related to face editor apps that have similar privacy policies in order to map what people think about them. FaceApp was perceived as troublesome in relation to security, in both the United States and Russia, in comparison to the other two apps in the research: no keywords associated with negative concerns were found on the queries related to Snapchat. Approximately 20% of the keywords that show concerns are interconnected with Russia, indicating that the people from the United States are partially scared of FaceApp due to its Russian origin.
Discover more about algorithmic body and face modification
November 2019
Face and body modification apps usually use distinctive features to depict male and female figures differently on their icon design. The icons give the users the idea of manipulating body traits through an instant modification. Moreover, the way an app presents itself plays a fundamental role during the app download process carried out by the user. The female body is depicted in a more detailed way regarding specific areas, in comparison to the male. Furthermore, most of the apps prefer to attract a female audience because more than half of the apps analyzed portray female figure. The general representation is also based on aesthetic stereotypes: women are visualized emphasizing long legs, enlarged buttocks and breasts, men are depicted primarily through chest, abs and arms highlighting muscularity.
Discover more about algorithmic body and face modification
November 2019
App suggestions based on the search results of users usually are precise algorithmic calculations, which help to explore more options based on user's interests. Exploring the semantics of the categorization is relevant in the case of face and body modification apps because of their peculiar nature that stands between different borders of classification (photographic manipulation, entertainment, editing softwares). There is a slight but still impressive contraposition occurring in the Google Play system of suggestions: some face and body modification apps are linked to their antagonistic world of health and fitness. Fake and instant bodies are associated with real, fit and healthy bodies.
Discover more about algorithmic body and face modification
